Americas

TMEIC, the inverter manufacturing alliance between Toshiba and Mitsubishi, has become the latest growing Asian inverter supplier to enter the US market.

Japanese thin-film manufacturer Solar Frontier could build a factory in New York state, its new president has said.

US residential leasing and installation provider Sunrun has announced a major plan to add 800 new employees across the country and open or expand its operations in four states.

The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) has issued its first green guaranties to US investors to back climate-friendly projects, with US solar firms expected to benefit.

Leading US PV installer SolarCity has broken ground on its new 1GW fab in New York State, where it will manufacture modules with Silevo, the West Coast start-up it acquired earlier this year.

PV equipment supplier centrotherm is to cut 50 jobs from its headquarters in Blaubeuren, Germany as part of a restructuring process.

Utility Duke Energy has announced partner companies have been chosen to help build three solar power projects in the state of North Carolina.

Mission Solar Energy has announced the opening of its N-Type solar manufacturing facility in Texas.

SunEdison has completed a 1.8MW PV project on a designated Superfund site in Massachusetts.

The Brazilian state of Minas Gerais is to apply domestic content regulations to its solar auction in November.